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B737 captain reported having difficulties with completing the preflight check when the nose wheel-lifting tug is connected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1519817 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
This report is in response to the company's resolution to the nose gear wheel-well being blocked by the nose wheel-lifting tug. This bulletin is reducing the level of safety for expedience and convince of airport operations. The B737 flight manual lists the current preflight inspection requirements. Over the years; I have found broken bonding wires; screwdrivers; and loose taxi light assembly mounting bolts. Loose taxi light mounting bolts are quite common.with this said; the B737 nose profile height is much lower than that of other fleet types; and these tugs block access much more to the B737 than to other aircraft types. As the bulletin requires the checking of the locking gear pin be removed; well this cannot be done without getting on your hands and knees to look under the nose gear door between the tug and nose wheel; and in the case of the tug design used; the access to the locking pin area is totally blocked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported having difficulties with completing the preflight check when the nose wheel-lifting tug is connected.
Narrative: This report is in response to the company's resolution to the nose gear wheel-well being blocked by the nose wheel-lifting tug. This bulletin is reducing the level of safety for expedience and convince of airport operations. The B737 flight manual lists the current preflight inspection requirements. Over the years; I have found broken bonding wires; screwdrivers; and loose taxi light assembly mounting bolts. Loose taxi light mounting bolts are quite common.With this said; the B737 nose profile height is much lower than that of other fleet types; and these tugs block access much more to the B737 than to other aircraft types. As the bulletin requires the checking of the locking gear pin be removed; well this cannot be done without getting on your hands and knees to look under the nose gear door between the tug and nose wheel; and in the case of the tug design used; the access to the locking pin area is totally blocked.
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